Omaha daily bee., 1887-07-04
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska Jottings.
1he nations big A. give her hail.
The gamblers have shaken Papillion.

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Valparaiso has voted bonds for water.
works.
The Clearwater Headlight has been
snufed out.
The Knox county seat fight is booked
for the 10th. iuu
Burglars made haul Of 500 worth of
goods In Columbus Friday night.
j. Z. House of Omaha will prepare the
plans and specifications for the water
works at Falls city.
| A painless dentist and deadbeat has
taken several molars and unliquidated
bills from Hastings.
The assessed valuation of property in
Otoe county is S4,04S,691, and increase
over last year Of $430,5lO.
The Aurora Republican has swallowed
the Newsstand will dole il out in di.
gested doses to the community.
Tommy Chalmers of Fullerton, is in
love with his shape, and exhibits it too,
unadorned, on slight provocation.
Bohannon escaped the gallows in Ne
braska City to meet worse fate. The
home papers butcher him with cuts.
The Standard cattle company at Ames
has contracted for 5000 tons of hay. G.
w. Wallingford, of Fremont, has the job.
Towns IN Thayer county are working
up bond elections to secure the south
west extension of the Elkhorn Valley
road.
The small boy and the toy pistol will
have their annual struggle for supremacy
to-day The undertaken and sexton will
take the stakes.
The Mcdonald paper folder factory
of Des Moines will locate in Plattsmouth
If proper inducements in current coin
are shelled out
A Scotia school ma am, who famed
pupil with a ruler, and drew blood, iost
her situation and certificate The gallant
residents resisted the pleasure of tarring
her.
Cowboy Jack" is the title of tough
who Is terrorizing the residents of Ar.
lington and firing his artillery promiscu-
ously. The prospect of an early job
keeps the coroner awake.
Samuel Grangers of Beatrice, a late re.
cruit of the gospel army, attempted to
take a short cut to salvation by plunging
a knife into his breast. He still fingers
on this side of the Stx.
Bloomington enthusiastically shouts,
More light-a cheese factory to be es-
tablished if our merchants guarantee
their patronage" The briliiancy of
live cheese need not be seen to be ap.
preclated.
1--WE are glad 10 note" says the Hast
ings Independent, that Omaha is the
headquarters for the Fremont. Elkhorn
y Missouri Valley railroad. Next to
Hastings, Omaha is the best place for
these headquarters"
Will Bill, familiar lunatic in O'Neill,
flourished revolver too eloquently to
suit the moderate tastes of muscular
resident, but before the pepper. box was
shaken Bill had leather patch planted
on his anatomy and his sand kicked out.
The lusty, long earned poet of the Pret.
tiest has unfurled his fans and assaulted
the better half of creation with: "Oh,
of your WIRE bustles and come to Ere.
mont, live and die, where everybody hus-
ties" o.
Dr. j. l.. Candy. the three ball fakir of
Richardson county, has been arrested for
horse stealing and perjury. The victims
of the willy doctor have finally cornered
him, with good prospect OF shipping
him to Hyersville. Sam Powell, one of
the doctors partners, has confessed. The
trial is set for the 14th.
A sad misfortune befel the family of
Mr.. John Murphy, of Rulo, last week
Their thirteen year old daughter while
asleep, left her home and walked into the
Missouri river. The body of the unfor.
tunate girl was discovered last Thursday
near NOdaway station, and sent home to
the heartbroken parents.
The officials of the Otoe county Jail
have placed David Hoffman, the con-
demned train lObber, in the iron cage,
, and placed the death watch over him.
He is sentenced to be hanged July 22,and
seems to realize that life is not worth liv-
ing. lie sits and means like one in great
agony, with both eyes peeled for a chance
to follow the spelling professor.
A couple of tramps who filled up on the
, | donations of the charitable in West Point,
attempted to "hold up' Marshal Sims.
. furious fight followed and the marshal
proved his qualities as pugilistlc archi-
tect by erecting dormer window on the
brow OF one and cupalo on the poll of the
moving weeds.
The quality and quantity of snake root
in Hastings had not improved materially
at last accounts. Mr.. Alderman, living
three miles from town, pulled an even
hundred Shiny, sQurming snakes from
, his well one day last week, and did not
exert himself either. This puts prohibi.
D power and furnishes cheerful collection
of the wonderful products of Adams
county. Duke Thompson certlies TO the
voracious veracity of Mr.. Ackcrman.
ONeill Tribune: Omaha papers are
0 jubilant over the announcement that the
Northwestern intends placing its head
quarters for lines in Nebraska and in the
WcSt Ill tual Guy. Inc pROple aIOHS tHC
line ought also to rejoice when the thing
h is consummated, for it will place us in q
more direct communication with the
metropolis of Nebraska; and they would
rejoice with exceeding great Joy could We
= secure better rates along with the IN
creased facilities for COMMUNICATION with
y the city"
A Celestial, robed in bobtailed dustel
=. and faded tile, has been paving the
, atmosphere on the hill overlooking the
t shops at Plattsmouth the past few days
8 The yardmen thought he was amusing
q himself keeping the flies off the town
i Others were confident lunatic had
= broke loose and was exercising his lungs
l.. A number of herders surrounded the
!. Mongol Saturday. and demanded the
a name and nature of his business. 'Me
= MCLEAN coolie; whoopee eagle hourtl
\ and shootee mouth off muchee," was the
q prompt response of John, while his arm:
!. hurled emphasis at each word. 1t is be
!, leved the police will take him in to-day
n if he attempts an assault on the proud
n bird. Private advices from Plattsmoutf
r give positive assurances that the coolie !.
/. not the distinguished Omaha jedge in
r disguise.